Set Sail

Scripture constantly amazes me. No matter how many times I read or hear an account from the Bible, I still pick up on things that I had not picked up on before. This is true even of the most familiar accounts. Even those I first learned as a child. One that fits this category is the account of Noah and the ark. One of the earliest picture books I was given as a child was about Noah and the ark My mother related the account of Noah and the ark to me many times while I was still too young to read. I even had a toy ark to play with complete with a tiny Noah and little pairs of animals. Recently,...

Few things get bigger

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much...” (Luke 16:10, NIV) Are we faithful in the little things that life faces us with? Or are we always waiting for that big opportunity to stand up for Jesus and bring others to salvation? Well, what we very often tend to forget is that before God can use us greatly to be a blessing to many, we have to prove ourselves by being faithful in little things; things which are part of our everyday life and which may seem quite insignificant to us in the larger scheme of things....

His Finest Hour

Psalm 23:4 (KJV) - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. In the line of pastors that have served my church, I have had the great privilege in knowing three of them in my lifetime. Each was unique. Each had his own personality. Each had his own style of oratory. Yet, all three were men of God who utilized the gifts God gave them when they answered His call to the ministry. My thoughts lately have been of the second pastor I knew. He was the pastor who taught my confirmation class. His...